Where to Submit Roundup: August 2, 2024
19 Submission Opportunities including calls for submissions, writing contests, and book prizes.
Welcome to the first roundup of submission opportunities for August 2024. Here in the Midwest at least it is supposed to be one hot weekend. This is a perfect opportunity to stay indoors and stay cool writing, editing, and submitting. But don’t forget to take a break for a nice cold drink and to step into the out for at least a little while.
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Calls for Submissions
Don’t forget to check out our Guide to Submission Opportunities where you can get more information about these calls for submissions. And if you have young writers from elementary to high school age, don’t forget to check out the Young Writers Guide.
Unearthodox. Voices of Regeneration. Essays, visual art, auditory pieces. No fee. Deadline: August 6, 2024.
KUDU. Issue 1. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, reviews, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: August 15, 2024. *Must be South African resident or expat or dual citizen to submit.*
Walloon Writers Review. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photography. $6 fee. Deadline: August 30, 2024.
Superpresent. Fall 2024 Issue: Road Trip. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, cross-genre, drama/playwriting, graphic narratives, translations, art, photography, audio, video. No fee. Deadline: September 1, 2024.
DuFrank Lit. Fiction, flash fiction. No fee. Deadline: September 30, 2024.
Rockvale Review. Issue 13. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art. $3 fee. Deadline: September 30, 2024.
Kings River Review. Fall 2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, screenplays, translations, art. No fee. Deadline: October 15, 2024. *Must be a 2-year college student.*
Blueline: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to the Spirit of the Adirondacks. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: November 30, 2024.
The Awakenings Review. Spring 2025 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: Year-round. *Must write from experience with mental illness in yourself, family, members, or friends.*
Blue Mountain Review. Prose, poetry, music, visual art. $5 fee. Deadline: Year-round.
The Fictional Cafe. Fiction. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.
New Verse News. Current events poetry. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.
NOMADartx Review. Theme: Perspective. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, interviews, reviews, translations, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: Rolling.
Palooka. Chapbook manuscripts, fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art, photography, graphic narratives, comic strips. $3 fee (magazine submissions); $8 fee (chapbook submissions). Payment: Copies. Deadline: Year-round.
Writing Contests
If you’d like a little more information on several of the contests below, don’t forget to follow our Guide to Submission Opportunities throughout the week. Find even more contests in our vetted Big List of Writing Contests. NewPages also vets and curates a list of contests for elementary through high school aged writers in our Young Writers Guide.
History Through Fiction. Short Story Contest. Fiction. $15 fee. Prize: Up to $250 and anthology publication. Deadline: August 15, 2024.
Peter White Public Library. 3-Day International Chapbook Contest. Theme: Room for Love. Poetry. No fee. First Prize: $500, publication, 50 copies. Final Judge: Diane Glancy. Registration Deadline: August 23, 2024 5PM EST.
The Masters Review. Summer Short Story Award for New Writers. Fiction, nonfiction. $20 fee. First Prize: $3,000, online publication, and agency review. Judge: Colin Barrett. Deadline: August 25, 2024.
Frontier Poetry. Debut Chapbook Prize. Poetry. $25 fee. Prize: $2,000 and publication. Judge: Nancy Miller Gomez. Deadline: September 1, 2024.
The Missouri Review. Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $25 fee. Prize/genre: $5,000, publication, and social media promotion. Deadline: October 1, 2024.
